Take The A Train Chords by Sarah Vaughan

Tempo:
60.475 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Db

Bb

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take the A Train - Sarah Vaughan chords
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[Eb] [E] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [E] [Db] [E] [Eb]
[B] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] You must [G] take the [Db] A train.
[F] [Eb] You [Ab] [Ab] must choose a [Eb] hill way up in Harlem.
[Db] [Eb] [C] If [Bb] [Fm] you [Bb] miss [Db] the A train,
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] you'll find [Eb] you'll miss the quickest way to [Fm] Harlem.
[E] [Ab] Hurry, hurry, [C] [Eb] get on, [Cm] oh listen,
[A] to those [Ab] rails of Harlem.
[Fm] [Bb] All [C]
[Gm] aboard, [C] get [Db] on the A train.
[G] [G] [Ab]
[Abm] Soon [Bm] you will be on Sugar Hill in [Ab] Harlem.
[Bb] [Eb] You must [F] [Db] take the A train [Db] [Ab] to [E] go [Bb] [Ab] [Gm] [G] to Harlem.
[Eb] If you [F] miss the A [Abm] train,
[Ab] you'll find you'll miss the [Gm] quickest way [Db] to Harlem.
But you [Ab] gotta hurry, hurry, get on now,
it's [Eb] coming, [Cm] it's coming, listen,
to those rails [Fm] of Harlem.
[Cm]
[Gm] [G] On the A train,
[Ab] soon you [Gm] will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.
[Cm] [Ab] [Dbm] [Eb]
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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Bb
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E
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Eb
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Ab
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To learn Sarah Vaughan - Take The A Train chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C, Bb, Db, Eb, Db, Eb, E, Eb, C, Bb and Eb. Start with a comfortable 30 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 60. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Minor.

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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb]
[Fm] You must [G] take the [Db] A train.
_ [F] _ [Eb] You [Ab] [Ab] must choose a [Eb] hill way up in Harlem.
[Db] _ [Eb] [C] If [Bb] [Fm] you [Bb] miss [Db] the A train,
_ [Eb] _ [C] _
[Bb] you'll find [Eb] you'll miss the quickest way to [Fm] Harlem.
_ [E] [Ab] Hurry, hurry, [C] [Eb] get on, _ [Cm] _ _ oh listen,
[A] to those [Ab] rails of Harlem.
[Fm] [Bb] All [C]
[Gm] aboard, [C] get [Db] on the A train.
[G] _ [G] _ [Ab]
[Abm] Soon [Bm] you will be on Sugar Hill in [Ab] Harlem.
_ [Bb] [Eb] You must _ [F] [Db] take the A train _ [Db] [Ab] to [E] go [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] to Harlem.
[Eb] If you [F] _ miss the A [Abm] train,
_ [Ab] you'll find you'll miss the [Gm] quickest way [Db] to Harlem.
But you [Ab] gotta hurry, hurry, get on now,
it's [Eb] coming, [Cm] it's coming, listen,
to those rails [Fm] of Harlem.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Gm] [G] On the A train,
_ [Ab] soon you [Gm] will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Billy Strayhorn.

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